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Carbon Emissions Cuts Must Increase Tenfold To Tackle Climate Emergency, Study Says

The researchers noted that the annual cuts of 0.16 billion tonnes of CO2 are only 10 per cent of the 1-2 billion tonnes of CO2 cuts...

World Wildlife Day 2021: Netizens Raise Awareness On The Importance Of Earth’s Flora And Fauna For Human Existence

Environment4 years ago

World Wildlife Day 2021: Netizens Raise Awareness On The Importance Of Earth’s Flora And Fauna For Human Existence

World Wildlife Day is observed to celebrate and raise awareness about the world's wild animals and plants and the threats they are facing due to human...

Energy-Related Emissions Up In December Despite Pandemic

Air Pollution4 years ago

Energy-Related Emissions Up In December Despite Pandemic

Scientists say that in order to meet the Paris climate accord’s goal of keeping average temperatures from rising by 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial times,...

State Of India’s Environment: Our Air, Water, Land Have Become More Polluted Between 2009 And 2018, Says Centre For Science And Environment Study

Air Pollution4 years ago

State Of India’s Environment: Our Air, Water, Land Have Become More Polluted Between 2009 And 2018, Says Centre For Science And Environment Study

According to a new study released by the Centre for Science and Environment, a non-profit organisation based in Delhi, there has been lack of action over...

India Has Potential To Take World Back To Eco-Friendly Toys: PM Modi

Delhi4 years ago

India Has Potential To Take World Back To Eco-Friendly Toys: PM Modi

While launching the country's first toy fair, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged toy makers to use such things that can be recycled

Carbon-Cutting Pledges By Countries Nowhere Near Enough: United Nations

Air Pollution4 years ago

Carbon-Cutting Pledges By Countries Nowhere Near Enough: United Nations

The 2015 Paris climate agreement had nations submit voluntary targets for how much heat-trapping gases they would spew by 2025 and update them every five years

‘Katran’ which means ‘scraps of cloth’ is an initiative to convert waste into wealth: Ms. Vandana Jain, Founder, Katran Foundation

Environment4 years ago

This Kolkata Based NGO Is On A Mission To Tackle Textile Waste By Upcycling Scrapped Cloth Into Clothes For Underprivileged Children

By forming new outfits out of scrap, we are not only curbing the textile waste generated by factories, but we are also trying to meet the...

How Did A Jharkhand District End Up Growing 5,000 Trees Through An Initiative To Promote Safe Use Of Sanitary Pads

Environment4 years ago

How Did A Jharkhand District End Up Growing 5,000 Trees Through An Initiative To Promote Safe Use Of Sanitary Pads?

It started off as a way to educate girls about how to safely dispose of used sanitary pads and make the girls take responsibility for their...

India At UNSC Calls On Countries To Fulfill Pre-2020 Climate Change Commitments

Air Pollution4 years ago

India At UN Security Council Calls On Countries To Fulfill Pre-2020 Climate Change Commitments

According to Prakash Javadekar Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change, the delivery on commitment by developed countries to mobilise USD 100 billion per year by...

IIT-Kharagpur Researchers Turn Odisha Steel Plant Dumpsites Into Greenbelt

Environment4 years ago

IIT-Kharagpur Researchers Turn Odisha Steel Plant’s Dumpsites Into Greenbelt

Researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur have transformed Odisha's steel plants' dumpsites into greenbelts using traditional Indian organic components and Japanese afforestation techniques

Reversing Global Warming: Bill Gates Talks About Ways To Reduce Pollution And Protect The Environment

Air Pollution4 years ago

Reversing Global Warming: Bill Gates Talks About Ways To Reduce Pollution And Protect The Environment

Bill Gates, Microsoft founder and philanthropist sheds light on the importance of using green approach in order to save the world from climate crisis

Conduct Of Functions Must Not Disturb Other Citizens' Right To Clean Environment: National Green Tribunal

Environment4 years ago

Conduct Of Functions Must Not Disturb Other Citizens’ Right To Clean Environment: National Green Tribunal

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) was hearing an application filed by Westend Green Farms Society seeking compliance of environmental norms by restaurants/hotels/motels/banquets in terms of earlier...

Carbon Emissions Cuts Must Increase Tenfold To Tackle Climate Emergency, Study Says

World Wildlife Day 2021: Netizens Raise Awareness On The Importance Of Earth’s Flora And Fauna For Human Existence

Energy-Related Emissions Up In December Despite Pandemic

State Of India’s Environment: Our Air, Water, Land Have Become More Polluted Between 2009 And 2018, Says Centre For Science And Environment Study

India Has Potential To Take World Back To Eco-Friendly Toys: PM Modi

Carbon-Cutting Pledges By Countries Nowhere Near Enough: United Nations

This Kolkata Based NGO Is On A Mission To Tackle Textile Waste By Upcycling Scrapped Cloth Into Clothes For Underprivileged Children

How Did A Jharkhand District End Up Growing 5,000 Trees Through An Initiative To Promote Safe Use Of Sanitary Pads?

India At UN Security Council Calls On Countries To Fulfill Pre-2020 Climate Change Commitments

IIT-Kharagpur Researchers Turn Odisha Steel Plant’s Dumpsites Into Greenbelt

Reversing Global Warming: Bill Gates Talks About Ways To Reduce Pollution And Protect The Environment

Conduct Of Functions Must Not Disturb Other Citizens’ Right To Clean Environment: National Green Tribunal

Highlights: Banega Swasth India Launches Season 10

Reckitt’s Commitment To A Better Future

Only Yes Is A Yes: Asia’s First Consent Café

Dettol School Podcast: Kids Turn RJs For Change

Self Care For New Moms And Kids Under Five, An Initiative By Reckitt Joins Forces With Government’s ‘Stop Diarrhoea Campaign’

Press Release: Mortein Celebrates World Malaria Day 2024 In Bareilly, Intensifies Efforts To Make Bareilly Malaria-Free

India’s Unsung Heroes

This 34-Year-Old Doctor Is Delivering Healthcare At The Doorstep Of Senior Citizens With ‘Doctor On Wheels’

This Padma Awardee Is Ensuring ‘Health For All’ With Free Healthcare Services In Rural Parts Of Sundarbans

How Can India Improve Neonatal And Maternal Health? Padma Bhushan, Dr Neelam Kler Explains

“Hygiene Is The First Step Of Preventive Healthcare,” Says Padma Shri Prof. (Dr) Indira Chakravarty

Decoding Gut Health With Padma Awardee Dr Nageshwar Reddy